Chapter 1 & 2 - Medical Language, 5th edition - Turley

-ion

action; condition

medic/o- physician; medicine

physician; medicine

appendic/o-

appendix

arthr/o-

joint

cardi/o-

heart

cutane/o-

skin

esthes/o-

sensation, feeling

gastr/o-

stomach

hemat/o-

blood

hepat/o-

liver

laryng/o-

larynx (voice box)

mast/o-

breast; mastoid process

nas/o-

nose

nat/o-

birth

neur/o-

nerve

pneumon/o-

lung; air

psych/o-

mind

retin/o-

retina (of the eye)

tonsill/o-

tonsil

trache/o-

trachea (windpipe)

urin/o-

urine; urinary system

ven/o-

vein

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-ation

a process; being or having

-ous

pertaining to

-tic

pertaining to

-ia

condition, state, thing.

-ism

process; disease from a specific cause

-itis

inflammation of

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

tumor; mass

-osis

condition; abnormal condition; process

-pathy

disease, suffering

-ectomy

surgical excision

-graphy

process of recording

-scopy

process of using an instrument to examine

-iatry

medial treatment

-itian

a skilled professional or expert

-ology

the study of

laryngitis

inflammation of the larynx

cardiac

pertaining to the heart

neurology

study of the nerve

mastectomy

a surgical excision of the breast

tonsillar

pertaining to the tonsil

gastroscopy

the process of using an instrument to examine the stomach

hematoma

A mass of blood

hepatic

pertaining to the liver

psychology

The study of the mind

pneumonia

A condition of the lung

venous

Pertaining to the vein

arthritis

inflammation of the joint

postnatal

Pertaining to after birth

anesthesia

condition without sensation or feeling

intranasal

pertaining to within the nose

polyneuropathy

disease of many nerves

peritonsillar

pertaining to around the tonsil

subcutaneous

pertaining to underneath the skin

tachycardia

condition of a fast heart

intravenous

directly into a person's vein

endotracheal

pertaining to within the trachea

intra-

within

brady-

slow

an-

without, not

sub-

below; underneath; less than

poly-

many, much

anti-

against

post-

after, behind

endo-

innermost, within

peri-

around

hyper-

above; more than normal

hypo-

below; deficient

pre-

before, in front of

tachy-

fast

dys-

painful, difficult, abnormal

nucleus

command center of a cell

pelvis

the hip bones

sinus

hollow cavity in the cranial bone

thorax

the chest and chest cavity

artery

blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart

cell

smallest independent part of the body

muscle

structure that contracts and enables the body to move

phobia

an irrational fear

sperm

male sex cell that fertilizes the female's egg

vein

blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart

bladder

hollow sac that holds urine

drug

medicine

heart

muscle that pumps the blood

physician

doctor

etymology

the study of word origin

bursa(female singular)

bursae(female plural)

fluid filled sac under a tendon

scapula (female singular)

scapulae (female plural)

shoulder blade

vertebra (female singular)

vertebrae (female plural)

bone in the spinal column

bronchus (male singular)

bronchi (male plural)

tube that carries air to the lungs

musculus (male singular)

musculi (male plural)

latin word for muscle

nucleus (male singular)

nuclei (male plural)

command center of a cell

atrium (neuter singular)

atria (neuter plural)

upper chamber of the heart

bacterium (neuter singular)

bacteria (neuter plural)

microscopic disease-causing cell